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Breathtaking Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China

The People’s Republic of China includes an endless list of extraordinary landmarks and breathtakingly beautiful sights, but one that stands out among the rest is definitely the magnificent Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie City, northern Hunan Province.

Spanning across 11,900 acres, the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much grander Wulingyuan Scenic Area, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Once arrived, visitors are required to pay an entrance fee before receiving access to the exquisite wonders that await within, but the price is well worth it as the overall experience is absolutely spectacular and unique. The park owes its fame to its magnificent pillar-like formations that were formed through erosion over the centuries. As such, this spectacular scenery was depicted in a series of Chinese paintings, and it is well recognized as a hallmark of Chinese landscape.

A particularly impressive attraction is a quartz-sandstone pillar named the Southern Sky Column, which soars to a staggering height of 3,540 feet. Since the pillar served as an inspiration for the producers of the blockbuster film Avatar, it was renamed as Avatar Hallelujah Mountain in 2010.